This is the 1992 Nissan P35. It had an in-house V12 engine built for endurance racing but also to the qualifications of Formula 1, as was the standard for the World Sportscar Championship starting ...

This Century-sourced V12 has been built by Hartley Engines and Motorsport in New Zealand, and now sits in a Nissan S14 drift car driven by Jaron Olivecrona. It makes a jaw-dropping sound.

Rolls-Royce 6.75-Liter V12: ... Nissan's VQ engines may not enjoy the icon status of the VR38DETT, but there's no denying this old workhorse is hard to beat when it comes to production lifetime.

Nissan and RML's tiny, innovative engine was unceremoniously retired after its racing career was done. It should've wound up in a sports car.